Crater

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Etymology

From Latin crater, a "basin"

Noun

crater (plural: craters)

1. (astronomy): A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteor or other object.
2. ((geology{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})): The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.
3. The pit left by the explosion of a mine.

Translations

• German: Krater m.
• Norwegian: krater n
• Spanish: cráter m.

Verb

to crater (third-person singular simple present craters, present participle cratering, simple past cratered, past participle cratered)

1. (snowboarding): To crash or fall.

   He cratered into that snow bank about five seconds after his first lesson.

Latin

Noun

crater (genitive: crateris); m., third declension

1. A basin or bowl for water or for mixing.
2. The opening of a volcano.

Alternative spelling

• cratera

Translations

basin

opening of a volcano

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